The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-06-04
PERSONAL.

Rev. @. s. Nickerson's city address is
SIG Cleveland Avenue.
DIR. Crane, of Galesburg, gave the men,
mortal address at Bushnell.
Mr.. Clark A. Garst, of the Lombard
Theological school, has received an invi-
tation to preach at Pecatonica, ILL.,, dur
ing the summer.
Rev. A. J. Hoyt, of Iowa, spent few
days of last week in Chicago. He breaches
at Muckwanago, Wis, next Sunday, and
will attend the Wisconsin State Conven-
ton.
Rev. Jacob Straub, of Marseilles, visit
ed Lombard University, Monday, May
16, and gave lecture to the young the
ologians in the divinity school in the
afternoon.
Rev. B. F. Rogers, Of Wausau, Wis,
acted as chaplain of the day at the me-
mortal services. He also delivered an
address, May 20, before the G. A. r. at
the opera house.
Mr.. Charles l.. Hutchinson, the Super
intendent Of st. Paul's Sunday school,
returned last week from visit to Pelee
Island, near Put Inlay, much refreshed
by his brief trip.
Rev. J. Coleman Adams, with Mrs.
Adams and katharine" and nurse, will
summer at Narragansett Pier, r. 1. They
will start for that delightful seaside re-
sort about July IL, and remain until the
first of September.
Rev. DR.. Balch, NOW in his elghty-sec.
ond year,, preached at McHenry, Sunday,
May %; also last Sunday. If any of our
parishes are anxious for young man
who can do an old mans work, here is
their chencel
Mr.. Buchtel is able to be driven out
occasionally in a carriage he has had
made expressly for him in the present
emergency. He called at the college one
day last week. In talk with old friends
he expresses himself, in his plncky way,
as of the belief that he will pull through"
Word has been received at Galesburg
that Rev. e. l.. Conger accepts the call
to the pastoral charge of the Universal
list church at Pasadena, Gal. The Regis
ter adds, announcing this fact, 1--WE are
all sorry to lose him here" Br. Conger
returns to Galesburg the last of June
and will move his family to Pasadena in
the fall.
A few friends of the Rev. J. M. Getchell,
of Tecumseh, Mich, dubbed together
and raised purse of 1856, with which
they purchased Quincy road cart that
has been presented to him. 1t is a neat
and easy riding vehicle and just what he
needs for long drives. Br. Getchell de-
livered the Decoration Day address at
Tecumseh.
Rev. Olympia Brown Willis began suit,
Monday of last week, in the circuit court
at Racine, Wis, against Alexander Burch,
A. L. Phillips and @. Nj. Hambright, in
spectors of election in the second ward.
The plaintiff was not permitted to vote
at a recent election for public school Off
GERS. The suit is brought to test the va
lidity of the law, and is of friendly char
acter, designed to secure an Interpretation
of a recent legislative enactment.
Mr.. J. E. Sanford Of st. Paul's church,
and formerly of Company O, Thirty
eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, took
with him handsome bouquet to lay on
the Confederate graves. On it was the
"a tribute to those who wore
the gray, from one who wore the blue"
Mr.. Sanford carried the old tattered bat
tie flag belonging to General Thomas's
headquarters at the ceremonies in Engle-
wood ON Sunday and at the Oakwood
cemetery on Decoration Day with George
e. Meade Post, No. 444, G. A. r. 1t was
also carried by Mr.. Sanford in the pro-
cession on Monday in this city, and it
again appeared, under Mr.. Sanford's
charge, in the beautiful tableaux at the
close Of the Kirmess in the evening.